Good morning Boys and Girls,

I hope you had fun pampering Mom yesterday.  I am sure she appreciated all of your Mother's Day surprises.  The unexpected snow storm was not something I enjoyed but perhaps you did.  My dog, Lily loves to pounce into the snow so she really enjoyed this final blast of winter more than I did.  Warm weather is on the way!  At least I hope so!  

Here are this week's assignments:

Math

Grade 2     Time

It is important to know the units involved with time and how they relate to each other.  

second

minute= 60 seconds

hour = 60 minutes

day = 24 hours

week = 7 days

month = 28-31 days  

     January, March, May, July, August, October, December have 31 days

     February has 28 days (29 on Leap Year every four years)

     April, June, September, November have 30 days

Year = 12 months

Decade = 10 years

Century = 100 years

Millenieum = 1000 years

This concept also includes telling time on a digital and analog clock.  Review this concept as well this week.

Calendar usage - Have your child mark activities on your family calendar.  Use a pencil so they can be erased later.  Sally has a Doctor's appt. on the 5th of May.  Two weeks later she has a Dentist appt.  Two days after her Dentist's appt. she has a hair appt. (we wish).  Just get your child used to using the calendar.  After you have put in events ask them what day something will happen and they can search for the event and respond.  Important to note that asking what "day" an event is means a week day.  Asking the "date" of an event means for example April 5th.

Grade Three

Fractions revisited

A fraction is a part of a whole.  It is made up of a numerator and a denominator.  A numerator tells us the number of parts shaded in the whole.  The denominator tells us how many parts there are in the whole.

2/3 (two-thirds) for example means that an object is divided into 3 equal parts (*if the parts are not equal you can not have a fraction).  This fraction also tells us that 2 of the parts are shaded.  Have your child draw a rectangle and divide it into 3 equal parts then shade in 2 parts.  This will represent the fraction 2/3 (two-thirds).  You could also use a pie shape if you prefer.

Draw fractions to represent each of the following:   1/2 (one-half)     1/4 (one-quarter)      2/6 (two-sixths)

Literacy

Reading

Grade 2 - 15 minutes per day

Grade 3 - 20 minutes per day

Summarizing means retelling the story in your own words.  You do not tell every detail but rather hit upon the main ideas of the story.  After your child has read a story or chapter of a book have them summarize what it was about.

Word Work

Commas are used for various reasons.  A comma indicates a "pause" when reading.  Try some of these out in your writing.

- Commas are used in list.

ie.  Jennifer went to the store to get onions, peppers, ketchup, potato chips and cheese slices.

-Commas are used in dates.

ie. Thursday, April 7, 2020  (between days and months, between dates and years)

-Commas are used in Friendly letters for the Greeting and the Closing.

ie.  Dear Victoria,          Your friend,

- Commas are used between cities and provinces

ie.  Miramichi, New Brunswick

- Commas are used between provinces and countries.

ie.  New Brunswick, Canada

-Commas are used after addressing someone when using their name.

ie.  Susan, I like your new outfit!

Try using commas in your writing when they are needed.

Writing

Paragraphing - We begin a new line and come in the width of your thumb to begin your sentence.  Most paragraphs should have at least three sentences unless it is a dialogue (conversation between two or more people)

We begin a new paragraph:

-when we are changing the topic

ie. In a story about looking after your dog, you write about feeding them then you switch to walking them, etc.

-when the "setting" (place) changes.  

ie.  Your character moves to the backyard from their bedroom.

-when there is a new speaker in a dialogue

ie.  One person speaks and another responds to them.  It is a back and forth.

Practice trying to put paragraphs into your story for this week.